Beijing

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Beijings ImperialForbidden City(begun 1406)
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View from afar (sketch)
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Meridian Gate (South Entrance to Imperial City)
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Approach to Gate of Supreme Harmony
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Gate of Supreme Harmony (north face)
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Hall of Supreme Harmony (Tai-he Dian)
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Hall of Supreme Harmony (close-up)
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Hall of Supreme Harmony (bronze lion)
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Hall of Supreme Harmony (upper terrace)
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Hall of Supreme Harmony (approach to throne)
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Hall of Supreme Harmony (throne)
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Hall of Supreme Harmony (ceiling)
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Hall of Supreme Harmony (north face)
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Hall of Supreme Harmony (columns capital)
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Hall of Middle Harmony (Zhong-he Dian)
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Hall of Protecting Harmony (Bao-he Dian)
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Imperial Palace (bedroom)
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Imperial Palace (inner room w/ throne)
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Imperial Palace (garden)
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2. Beijings Temple of Heaven
(1403-24--reconstructedafter fire in 1889
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Main Entrance (from the south)
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Altar of Heaven (Huanqiutan)
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Altar of Heaven (gates to the south)
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Altar of Heaven (view to the north)
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Imperial Vault of Heaven (Huanqiongyu)
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Hall of Annual Prayers for Good Harvest
(Qiniandian)
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Hall of Annual Prayers for Good Harvest (close up)
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Hall of Annual Prayers for Good Harvest (interior)
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Hall of Annual Prayers for Good Harvest (looking
north)
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3. Members of theImperial Court(17-18th CE)
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Emperor Chen Lings Return (1742, Italian
painting)
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Court Official Wife (1779, painted wood)
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Members of the Court (1777, painted wood)
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British Ship Captain (1773)
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Jar with women children (1640-60)
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4. Daoist Deities Unseen Worlds
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Vase with Daoist Immortals (1350 CE, Yuan Dynasty)
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Unidentified Daoist Deity (16-17th CE)
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Daoist World Ruler (Yu Huang)
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Heavenly Water Bureau (1643)
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Palace of Nine Perfections (1681, colored ink on
silk)